--- title: "DevEval vs SWE-bench" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/open-compass-deveval-vs-swe-bench-swe-bench" tools: ["open-compass-deveval", "swe-bench-swe-bench"] --- # DevEval vs SWE-bench *GraphCanon updated Aug 5, 2026* ## Verdict Pick DevEval if devEval suits organizations requiring Python-centric software development benchmarks and practices evaluation; pick SWE-bench if sWE-bench serves as a benchmark for assessing how well language models can tackle real-world software engineering issues from GitHub. [DevEval](https://github.com/open-compass/DevEval) reports 138 GitHub stars, 13 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed May 30, 2024. [SWE-bench](https://www.swebench.com) has 5.6k stars, 930 forks, and 131 open issues, last pushed Jul 27, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [DevEval's repository](https://github.com/open-compass/DevEval) and [SWE-bench's repository](https://github.com/SWE-bench/SWE-bench). | | [DevEval](/tools/open-compass-deveval.md) | [SWE-bench](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A Comprehensive Benchmark for Software Development | Benchmark for assessing language models' capability to resolve real-world Github issues | | Stars | 138 | 5,576 | | Forks | 13 | 930 | | Open issues | 0 | 131 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | DevEval suits organizations requiring Python-centric software development benchmarks and practices evaluation. | SWE-bench serves as a benchmark for assessing how well language models can tackle real-world software engineering issues from GitHub. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | The tool operates under the MIT license, detailed in LICENSE.md. | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability | Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [DevEval](/tools/open-compass-deveval.md) | [SWE-bench](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 797d | 9d | | Open issues (now) | 0 | 131 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/open-compass-deveval/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: DevEval - **Adopt for:** DevEval suits organizations requiring Python-centric software development benchmarks and practices evaluation. ## Decision facts: SWE-bench - **Adopt for:** SWE-bench serves as a benchmark for assessing how well language models can tackle real-world software engineering issues from GitHub. - **License detail:** The tool operates under the MIT license, detailed in LICENSE.md. ## Choose when ### Choose DevEval if… - License: DevEval is Apache-2.0, SWE-bench is MIT. - Tags unique to DevEval: docker-supported, python, software-development. - Choose DevEval when you require comprehensive benchmarking specifically for software development using Python. ### Choose SWE-bench if… - License: SWE-bench is MIT, DevEval is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to SWE-bench: language-model, software-engineering. - When you need to evaluate the effectiveness of your language model in resolving practical software engineering challenges found in open-source repositories like GitHub. ## When NOT to use DevEval - Avoid DevEval if your software projects heavily rely on languages other than Python. - Do not use it when a non-Dockerized evaluation tool is preferred due to organizational constraints or preferences. ## When NOT to use SWE-bench - Do not use SWE-bench if your language model's primary application is outside the context of real-world GitHub issue resolution. - Avoid using this tool if you are not interested in testing AI systems' capabilities across visual software domains; it's more specialized for that specific area, unlike general-purpose benchmarks. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between DevEval and SWE-bench? DevEval: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Software Development. SWE-bench: Benchmark for assessing language models' capability to resolve real-world Github issues. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose DevEval over SWE-bench? Choose DevEval over SWE-bench when License: DevEval is Apache-2.0, SWE-bench is MIT; Tags unique to DevEval: docker-supported, python, software-development; Choose DevEval when you require comprehensive benchmarking specifically for software development using Python. ### When should I choose SWE-bench over DevEval? Choose SWE-bench over DevEval when License: SWE-bench is MIT, DevEval is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to SWE-bench: language-model, software-engineering; When you need to evaluate the effectiveness of your language model in resolving practical software engineering challenges found in open-source repositories like GitHub. ### When should I avoid DevEval? Avoid DevEval if your software projects heavily rely on languages other than Python. Do not use it when a non-Dockerized evaluation tool is preferred due to organizational constraints or preferences. ### When should I avoid SWE-bench? Do not use SWE-bench if your language model's primary application is outside the context of real-world GitHub issue resolution. Avoid using this tool if you are not interested in testing AI systems' capabilities across visual software domains; it's more specialized for that specific area, unlike general-purpose benchmarks. ### Is DevEval or SWE-bench more popular on GitHub? SWE-bench has more GitHub stars (5,576 vs 138). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are DevEval and SWE-bench open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (DevEval: Apache-2.0, SWE-bench: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to DevEval or SWE-bench? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [DevEval alternatives](/tools/open-compass-deveval/alternatives) and [SWE-bench alternatives](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench/alternatives) ([DevEval markdown twin](/tools/open-compass-deveval/alternatives.md), [SWE-bench markdown twin](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/open-compass-deveval-vs-swe-bench-swe-bench.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, DevEval or SWE-bench? DevEval: Dormant. SWE-bench: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for DevEval and SWE-bench? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [DevEval trust report](/tools/open-compass-deveval/trust); [SWE-bench trust report](/tools/swe-bench-swe-bench/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=open-compass-deveval`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=open-compass-deveval) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_